Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office issues arrest warrant for Moldovan businessman

14:33 | 25.07.2016 Category: Social

Chisinau, 25 July /MOLDPRES/ – The Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office today issued a warrant of preventive arrest for 30 days for businessman Veaceslav Platon, who was declared internationally wanted. He is charged in the file on theft at Banca de Economii of Moldova (BEM) (Savings Bank of Moldova), after he would have received bad loans worth 800 million lei.

The head of Anti-corruption Prosecutor Viorel Morari made statements to this effect at a press briefing held after the searches and raising of more documents from banks, offices and residences of people who would be involved in the file on fraud at BEM.

"National Anti-corruption Centre (CNA) prosecutors today morning raided at five Moldovan banks, including: Victoriabank, Moldindconbank, Moldova-Agroindbank and insurance company ASITO. At the same time, searches were held at five companies and individuals who manage these institutions. The raids were conducted in order to identify documents and contracts that would establish the connection of Veaceslav Platon in embezzlement of BEM money," said Viorel Morari.

"According to available information, the money was got from BEM in November 2014 and the period of obtaining loans dates back from 2011. Subsequently, over 800 million lei was taken out of the country through international transactions via banks from Latvia and the United Kingdom," said Morari.

The head of Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office also said that, following today searches, "two people were detained - decision-makers from Moldindconbank. Today, these people are heard, and another two are to be subpoenaed," said Morari.

CNA manages several criminal files on embezzlement from BEM and and Banca Sociala (Social Bank). It is about getting loans by fraud, appropriation of property in especially large amounts, infringement of crediting rules, abuse of power, money laundering, mismanagement of BEM and Social Bank, as well as obstruction of banking supervision.

(Reporter A. Plitoc, editor M. Jantovan)

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